Military News and Views
Chaplains Fearful Following the Supreme Court’s Recent Gay Marriage Rulings
Via The Blaze:
Awesomeness! Raw Footage of X-47B Testing
Why America’s Military Must Be Strong ~ Prager University (Historian Andrew Roberts)
(Prager U) If you yearn for world peace, then history and experience suggest that you should vigorously advocate for a strong American military. A weakened American military invites chaos. Renowned British historian, Andrew Roberts, explains.
`PC Approved Reading List` in the Military ~ 1984’ish?
Via Gateway Pundit:
Moonbattery comments:
Under liberal rule, the military is no longer a military, but a social engineering laboratory. Laboratories must be sterile environments. In this case, that means eradicating all trace of conservative and Christian beliefs. To accomplish this, an example must be made of Master Sgt. Sommers.
Marine Sergeant Anthony McDaniel`s Service
Marine Sergeant Anthony McDaniel was four months into his second deployment when he lost both of his legs and his left hand when he stepped on an IED in Kajaki, Afghanistan….
….Sgt McDaniel is grateful for the support of those who will help make his specially adapted home a reality. Not only will it allow him the peace of mind by knowing that he will have more freedom and independence in his own home, but in his words, “It will eliminate a lot of stress in my daily life, just by knowing that I do not need to worry about finding a home that will meet my needs and be a great place to raise my family. To all those who have been there for me…thank you for your unending support during my recovery…you keep me motivated to push harder.”
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HK M27 IAR, currently in service by the United States Marine Corps
Amazing Race (CBS) Outrages Bob Beckel and Other Vets, Rightly So
Similar to Sandyhook, Democrats Use Death as Political and Legislative Opportunism
Via HotAir:
To Wound, or Kill ~ Special Air Service (SAS) Debate
(Via Firearm Blog) According to the Daily Mail the SAS are looking at switching from the 5.56x45mm NATO round to a 7.62mm round. They seem unimpressed that their US counterparts have access to 7.62mm FN SCAR-H rifles [pictured above] and they are stuck with the M4-like 5.56mm Colt Canada/Diemaco C8 Carbine. From the Daily Mail:
The SAS are being issued with new ammunition designed to kill the enemy outright after they condemned a ‘shoot-to-wound’ policy that put their lives at risk.
Last night, a regiment insider said: ‘The shoot-to-wound policy was based on the assumption that once he was wounded an enemy combatant would stop fighting, and so would his comrades to give him first aid. ‘But this backfired against the Taliban. The 5.56 mm rounds did not take a big enough chunk out of them, allowing fanatical insurgents to keep on fighting despite their wounds. As a result, more SAS soldiers were shot and badly woundedSAS Insider
The elite troops will now use bigger, heavier rounds to overcome Islamic insurgents who are determined to fight to the death.
The bullets upgrade – and a new range of rifles designed to fire them – were recommended in a top-secret report on SAS operations in Afghanistan. It called for a return to a ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy and for heavier rounds to be issued to troops. The report’s authors described bloody clashes with Taliban jihadists who managed to ignore their bullet wounds and carry on shooting.
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The problem of 5.56 mm rounds lacking killing power in firefights is worse because the Taliban use 7.62 mm rounds in their AK-47 Kalashnikovs and Russian sniper rifles. The SAS’s report said the 7.62 mm rounds flew farther and with greater accuracy – giving the enemy a distinct advantage, especially in long-range engagements.
Marine Gunnery Sergeant Brian Meyer Talkes About His New Home Via `Homes For Our Troops`
I am adding a new foundation to my list on the right of ways to donate to our first responders:
We are Homes for Our Troops, a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004. We are strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries since September 11, 2001. It is our duty and our honor to assist severely injured Veterans and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and to coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently.